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Hwang G, Kim D. Transport and retention of positively charged zinc oxide nanoparticles in saturated porous media: Effects of metal oxides and clays. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 351:124007. [PMID: 38677461 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/29/2024]
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The effects of metal oxides and clays on the transport of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) in saturated porous media were investigated under different ionic strength (IS) conditions. We studied the transport and retention behavior of ZnO-NPs for different types of porous media (untreated, acid treated, and acid-salt treated sand). The selected untreated sand was used as a representative sand, coated with both metal oxide and clay. The acid treated and acid-salt-treated sands were used and compared to investigate the effects of clays on the surface of the sand. In addition, the effects of clay particles in bulk solutions on the mobility and retention of ZnO-NPs were observed using bentonite as a representative clay particle. We found that the increased mobility of positively charged ZnO-NPs can be attributed to increasing charge heterogeneity of silica sand with metal oxides (mainly, iron oxide) and clays in untreated sand. No breakthrough of ZnO-NP was observed for acid-treated (presence of clays and absence of metal oxides) and acid-salt-treated sand (absence of both metal oxide and clays). Most of the injected ZnO-NPs were deposited on the surface of the sand near the column inlet. The transport of bentonite-facilitated ZnO-NPs was improved at the lowest IS (0.1 mM) (∼20%), whereas there was no difference in the mobility of ZnO-NPs at high IS solutions (1 mM and 10 mM). In particular, the breakthrough amount improved with increasing bentonite concentration. Classical Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek interactions help explain observed interactions between ZnO-NPs and sand as well as bentonite and sand.
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- Gukhwa Hwang
- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea; Research Institute for Energy and Mineral Resources Development, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju, Jeonbuk-do, 54896, Republic of Korea.
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- Resources Utilization Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources, Daejeon, 34132, Republic of Korea
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Khepar V, Sidhu A, Chandel S. Sustained release of Zn from zinc sulfide nanoparticles (ZnS NPs) amplified the bioaccessibility of Zn in soil: Adsorption dynamics and dissolution kinetics. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 251:118624. [PMID: 38447602 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/03/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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Controlled-release micronutrient supplementation to provide better bioavailable zinc (Zn) under alkaline soil conditions is a concept of commercial pertinence for sustainable agriculture. High pH stable nano-scaled ZnS is the material under study in the present investigation where the adsorption dynamics and dissolution kinetics of sono-chemically synthesized zinc sulfide nanoparticles (ZnS NPs) were evaluated in comparison to ZnSO4 in Lufa 2.2 soil for supplementation of Zn. The mechanism of adsorption of ZnS NPs and ZnSO4 onto Lufa 2.2 soil was well explained by fitting into the Freundlich adsorption model and pseudo-second order equation. ZnS NPs reflected the stronger ability to get adsorbed on the Lufa 2.2 soil as compared to metal ions, due to higher surface reactivity of NPs and higher Kf value (0.557) than ZnSO4 (0.463). Time relevant enhancement in extractability of Zn from ZnS NPs amended soil and diminution in extractability of Zn from ZnSO4 spiked soil was observed in bioavailability studies. The increased labile pool of Zn from ZnS NPs amended soil over time was due to their slow dissolution in soil and could be adjusted to consider as "sustained released ZnS NPs". Dissolution of ZnS nanoparticles (NPs) in Lufa 2.2 soil adhered to the first-order extraction model, exhibiting extended half-lives of 27.72 days (low dose) and 28.87 days (high dose). This supported prolonged stability, increased reactivity, and reduced ecological risk compared to conventional Zn salt fertilizers, promoting enhanced crop productivity.
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- Varinder Khepar
- Department of Chemistry, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India.
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India.
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- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, 141004, India
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Zhang M, Hou J, Xia J, Wu J, You G, Miao L. Statuses, shortcomings, and outlooks in studying the fate of nanoplastics and engineered nanoparticles in porous media respectively and borrowable sections from engineered nanoparticles for nanoplastics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 915:169638. [PMID: 38181944 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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This review discussed the research statuses, shortcomings, and outlooks for the fate of nanoplastics (NPs) and engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) in porous media and borrowable sections from ENPs for NPs. Firstly, the most important section was that we reviewed the research statuses on the fate of NPs in porous media and the main influencing factors, and explained the influencing mechanisms. Secondly, in order to give NPs a reference of research ideas and influence mechanisms, we also reviewed the research statuses on the fate of ENPs in porous media and the factors and mechanisms influencing the fate. The main mechanisms affecting the transport of ENPs were summarized (Retention or transport modes: advection, diffusion, dispersion, deposition, adsorption, blocking, ripening, and straining; Main forces and actions: Brownian motion, gravity, electrostatic forces, van der Waals forces, hydration, filtration, bridging; Affecting elements of the forces and actions: the ENP and media grain surface functional groups, size, shape, zeta potential, density, hydrophobicity, and roughness). Instead of using the findings of ENPs, thorough study on NPs was required because NPs and ENPs differed greatly. Based on the limited existing studies on the NP transport in porous media, we found that although the conclusions of ENPs could not be applied to NPs, most of the influencing mechanisms summarized from ENPs were applicable to NPs. Combining the research thoughts of ENPs, the research statuses of NPs, and some of our experiences and reflections, we reviewed the shortcomings of the current studies on the NP fate in porous media as well as the outlooks of future research. This review is very meaningful for clarifying the research statuses and influence mechanisms for the NP fate in porous media, as well as providing a great deal of inspiration for future research directions about the NP fate in porous media.
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- Mingzhi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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Zhang M, Hou J, Wu J, Miao L, Zeng Y. Effects of input concentration, media particle size, and flow rate on fate of polystyrene nanoplastics in saturated porous media. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 881:163237. [PMID: 37019228 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Nanoplastics have gradually attracted widespread attention, but the studies in this area are still very scarce. In this research, the adsorption, transport, long-term release, and particle fracture of polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) in saturated porous media were investigated at different media particle sizes, input concentrations, and flow rates. The increased PS-NPs concentration and sand grain size promoted the adsorption of PS-NPs onto quartz sand. In transport tests, the peak breakthrough amounts of PS-NPs ranged from 0.5761 to 0.8497, demonstrating their high mobility in saturated quartz sand. Transport of PS-NPs in saturated porous media increased with decreasing input concentration and increasing media particle sizes. The effect of input concentration could be predicted by the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory, in which adsorption played a dominant role. The effect of media particle size was mainly dominated by filtration rather than adsorption. As a result of higher shear force, increasing flow rate might boost transport of PS-NPs. With increasing media particle size and flow rate, more retained PS-NPs were released, which was in line with the findings of the transport tests on the mobility of PS-NPs. Notably, PS-NPs could be broken down into smaller PS-NPs during long-term release and the percentage of released PS-NPs (<100 nm) was gradually increased from 1st to 3rd PV effluent in all media particle sizes and flow rates. The fracture of released PS-NPs from medium quartz sand was the most in relation to fine and coarse and showed a decreased trend with increasing flow rate, which was likely to be governed by the force perpendicular to the contact surface with the media particle. This study showed that PS-NPs have strong mobility in porous media and are easily broken into smaller particles during long-term release. The findings of this research provided fundamental information for clarifying transport laws of nanoplastics in porous media.
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- Mingzhi Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Nanjing 210042, People's Republic of China.
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Gomez-Flores A, Bradford SA, Cai L, Urík M, Kim H. Prediction of attachment efficiency using machine learning on a comprehensive database and its validation. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 229:119429. [PMID: 36459891 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Colloidal particles can attach to surfaces during transport, but the attachment depends on particle size, hydrodynamics, solid and water chemistry, and particulate matter. The attachment is quantified in filtration theory by measuring attachment or sticking efficiency (Alpha). A comprehensive Alpha database (2538 records) was built from experiments in the literature and used to develop a machine learning (ML) model to predict Alpha. The training (r-squared: 0.86) was performed using two random forests capable of handling missing data. A holdout dataset was used to validate the training (r-squared: 0.98), and the variable importance was explored for training and validation. Finally, an additional validation dataset was built from quartz crystal microbalance experiments using surface-modified polystyrene, poly (methyl methacrylate), and polyethylene. The experiments were performed in the absence or presence of humic acid. Full database regression (r-squared: 0.90) predicted Alpha for the additional validation with an r-squared of 0.23. Nevertheless, when the original database and the additional validation dataset were combined into a new database, both the training (r-squared: 0.95) and validation (r-squared: 0.70) increased. The developed ML model provides a data-driven prediction of Alpha over a big database and evaluates the significance of 22 input variables.
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- Allan Gomez-Flores
- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- USDA, ARS, Sustainable Agricultural Water Systems Unit, 239 Hopkins Road, Davis, CA 95616, United States
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Research on Geomaterials, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, 84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Tao H, Yang L, Qi Y, Chen Y, Yu D, Zhou L, Lin T, Xu H, Song J. Deposition of polystyrene microplastics on bare or biofilm-coated silica analysed via QCM-D. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 847:157661. [PMID: 35907535 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2022] [Revised: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The mobility of microplastics (MPs) in aqueous media is closely related to their environmental risk. The naturally occurring silica substrate surface in the aquatic environment is easily colonized by microorganisms and forms a biofilm, which may affect the migration and distribution of MPs. Herein, a typical MP, polystyrene (PS), and Pseudomonas fluorescens (P. fluorescens) biofilms were selected to study the deposition and release of pristine or ultraviolet (UV)-aged PS MPs on silica and biofilms under different ionic strengths using a quartz crystal microbalance dissipation (QCM-D) system. Statistical analyses of the deposition experiments revealed a significant impact of P. fluorescens biofilms on deposition (p = 0.0042). The deposition rate of weathered MPs on the biofilms was 4.0 ± 0.1 to 16.3 ± 0.6 times that on silica. A release experiment revealed that the biofilm reduced the release fraction (fr) of weathered MPs by 34.5 ± 0.3 % compared to bare silica. In addition, the UV-ageing treatment reduced the deposition mass of MPs on the surface of silica by 27.6 ± 0.21 % compared to pristine microspheres. The analysis of the deposition mechanism revealed that the promotion and inhibition of biofilm or UV-ageing treatment on the deposition of microspheres could be attributed to the non-Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) force and the decreased electrostatic repulsion or the increased hydration repulsion, respectively.
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- Hui Tao
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, Joint International Research Lab of Lignocellulosic Functional Materials, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
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Chakraborty S, Foppen JW, Schijven JF. Effect of concentration of silica encapsulated ds-DNA colloidal microparticles on their transport through saturated porous media. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Choi J, Lim C, Seo E, Ahn J, Khan MD. Novel application of depletion attraction in malachite flotation: A significance of depletant molecular weights. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Ghosh D, Das S, Gahlot VK, Pulimi M, Anand S, Chandrasekaran N, Rai PK, Mukherjee A. Nano-SiO 2 transport and retention in saturated porous medium: Influence of pH, ionic strength, and natural organics. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2022; 248:104029. [PMID: 35653834 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2022.104029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Nano silica (nSiO2), induces potential harmful effects on the living environment and human health. It is well established that SiO2 facilitates the co-transport of a variety of other contaminants, including heavy metals and pesticides. The current study focused on the systematic evaluation of the effects of multiple physicochemical parameters such as pH (5, 7, and 9), ionic strength (10, 50, and 100 mM), and humic acid (0.1, 1, and 10 mg/L) on the transport and retention of nSiO2 in saturated porous medium. Additionally, the influent concentration of nSiO2 (10, 50, and 100 mg/L) was also varied. Our experimental findings indicate that the size of nSiO2 aggregates was directly related to the pH, ionic strength, HA, and particle concentration had a significant impact on the breakthrough curves (BTCs). The stability provided by the varying concentrations of pH and humic acid had a significant effect on the size of nSiO2 aggregates and transport (C/C0 > 0.7). The presence of a greater magnitude of negative charge on the surface of both nSiO2 and quartz sand resulted in less aggregation and enhanced flow of nSiO2 through the sand column. The Electrostatic and steric repulsion forces were the primary governing mechanisms in relation to the size of nSiO2 aggregates, affecting the single-collector efficiency and attachment efficiency, which determined the maximal transport of nSiO2. Conversely, a probable increase in Van der Waals force of attraction exacerbated the particle deposition and reduced their mobility for high ionic strength, and particle concentrations (C/C0 < 0.1). The formation of large nSiO2 aggregates, in particular, was principally responsible for the enhancement of nSiO2 retention in sand columns over a broad range of IS and particle concentration. The interaction energy profiles based on the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory were determined to understand the mechanism of nSiO2 deposition. Aditionally, all the experimental BTCs were mathematically simulated and justified by the colloidal filtration theory (CFT). Considering the environmental ramifications, the transport behavior of nSiO2 was further evaluated in various natural matrices such as river, lake, ground, and tap water. The nSiO2 suspended in the river, lake, and tap water had significantly higher mobility (C/C0 > 0.7), whereas groundwater indicated higher retention (C/C0 < 0.3). The study advances our collective knowledge of physicochemical and environmental parameters that can affect particle mobility.
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- Debayan Ghosh
- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety, Timarpur, Delhi 110054, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety, Timarpur, Delhi 110054, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety, Timarpur, Delhi 110054, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Hong Y, Chen L, Gong Y, Wang S, Zhou Y. Study on the effect of ionic strength on particle migration and deposition in porous media covered by biofilm based on coupled Lattice Boltzmann method and Discrete element method. ASIA-PAC J CHEM ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/apj.2782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yiqun Hong
- College of Urban Construction Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- College of Urban Construction Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- College of Urban Construction Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- College of Urban Construction Nanjing Tech University Nanjing China
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- College of Architectural Engineering Yancheng Polytechnic College Yancheng China
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Li J, Nie G, Li J, Zhu Z, Wang Z. Flotation separation of quartz and dolomite from collophane using sodium N-dodecyl-β-amino propionate and its adsorption mechanism. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.128586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhang M, He L, Zhang X, Wang S, Zhang B, Hsieh L, Yang K, Tong M. Improved removal performance of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria in sand filtration system with arginine modified biochar amendment. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 211:118006. [PMID: 35032874 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.118006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 12/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Bacterial removal by sand filtration system is commonly inefficient due to the low bacterial adsorption capacity of sand. To improve the bacterial removal performance, biochar fabricated at different temperatures (400 °C, 550 °C and 700 °C) and arginine modified biochar were added into sand filtration columns as filter layers (0.5 and 1 wt%). Addition of biochar into sand columns could improve the removal efficiency for both Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis under both slow (4 m/day) and fast (240 m/day) filtration conditions. Bacterial removal efficiency in sand columns with the addition of biochar fabricated at 700 °C were higher than those fabricated at 400 °C and 550 °C due to its best bacterial adsorption capacity. Modification of biochar with arginine could further improve the bacterial removal performance. Specifically, complete bacterial removal (1.35 × 107 ± 10% cells/mL) could be achieved under both slow and fast filtration conditions in sand columns with 1 wt% arginine functionalized biochar amendment. The enhanced bacterial adsorption capacity mainly contributed to the increased bacterial capture performance in columns with addition of arginine-modified biochar. Bacteria more tightly bounded with arginine-modified biochar than bulk biochar. Moreover, complete bacterial removal with the copresence of 5 mg/L humic acid in suspensions was acquired in columns with addition of 1 wt% arginine-modified biochar. Efficient bacterial removal in actual river water, multiple filtration cycles as well as longtime injection duration (100 pore volumes injection) was also obtained. The results of this study demonstrated that arginine-modified biochar had great potential to treat water contaminated by pathogenic bacteria.
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- Mengya Zhang
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University; Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Ecological Health of Ministry of Education; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Process and Control, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education; College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Ahmadi R, Osfouri S, Azin R, Farmani Z. Adsorption of natural CaCO 3 nanoparticles on the reservoir rock surfaces in the enhanced oil recovery process: equilibrium, thermodynamics, and kinetics study. J DISPER SCI TECHNOL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/01932691.2020.1791720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Razieh Ahmadi
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum, Gas, and Petrochemical Engineering, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum, Gas, and Petrochemical Engineering, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum, Gas, and Petrochemical Engineering, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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- Department of Petroleum Engineering, Faculty of Petroleum, Gas, and Petrochemical Engineering, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran
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Liu G, Li H, Liu Y, Jin R, Zhou J, Ren Z, Wang Z, Yan C. Extracellular electron transfer influences the transport and retention of ferrihydrite nanoparticles in quartz sand coated with Shewanella oneidensis biofilm. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 417:126023. [PMID: 33992002 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Microbial biofilm has been found to impact the mobility of nanoparticles in saturated porous media by altering physicochemical properties of collector surface. However, little is known about the influence of biofilm's biological activity on nanoparticle transport and retention. Here, the transport of ferrihydrite nanoparticles (FhNPs) was studied in quartz sands coated with biofilm of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 that is capable of reducing Fe(III) through extracellular electron transfer (EET). It was found that MR-1 biofilm coating enhanced FhNPs' deposition under different pH/ionic strength conditions and humic acid concentrations. More importantly, when the influent electron donor (glucose) concentration was increased to promote biofilm's EET activity, the breakthrough of FhNPs in biofilm-coated sands was inhibited. A lack of continuous and stable supply of electron donor, on the contrary, led to remobilization and release of the originally retained FhNPs. Column experiments with biofilm of EET-deficient MR-1 mutants (ΔomcA/ΔmtrC and ΔcymA) further indicated that the impairment of EET activity decreased the retention of FhNPs. It is proposed that the effective surface binding and adhesion of FhNPs that is required by direct EET cannot be neglected when evaluating the transport of FhNPs in sands coated with electroactive biofilm.
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- Guangfei Liu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China; Key Laboratory of Eco-restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, Shenyang 110000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
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Ling X, Yan Z, Liu Y, Lu G. Transport of nanoparticles in porous media and its effects on the co-existing pollutants. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 283:117098. [PMID: 33857878 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanomaterials are widely used in daily life owing to their superior characteristics. The release and transport of nanoparticles (NPs) in the environment is inevitable during their entire life cycle, posing a risk to the aquatic environment. Thus, considerable attention has been focused on the fate and behavior of NPs in porous media, as well as the co-transport of NPs with other pollutants. In this review, current knowledge about the retention and transport behavior of NPs in porous media is summarized. NP transport in porous media is dominated by various internal and external factors, including the characteristics of NPs, porous media, and water flow. Generally, NPs with high density, small particle size, and surface coating are easily transported in porous media with the characteristics of large size, smooth surface, and low water saturation. Meanwhile, high pH and velocity, low temperature, and natural organic matter-containing fluids are also conducive to NP transport. Aggregation, adsorption, straining, and blocking are the primary mechanisms by which NPs affect the transport of co-existing pollutants in porous media. Current research on NP transport has been performed predominantly using modal porous media (e.g., sand and glass beads); however, there is a large gap between simulated and natural porous media. Further studies should focus on the transport, fate, and interaction of NPs and coexistent pollutants in natural porous media, as well as the coupling mechanisms under actual environmental conditions.
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- Xin Ling
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Guo S, Liu X, Zhao H, Wang L, Tang J. High pyrolysis temperature biochar reduced the transport of petroleum degradation bacteria Corynebacterium variabile HRJ4 in porous media. J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 100:228-239. [PMID: 33279035 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2020.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Biochar has been widely applied for the remediation of petroleum-contaminated soil. However, the effect of biochar on the transport of petroleum degradation bacteria has not been studied. A typical Gram-positive petroleum degradation bacteria-Corynebacterium variabile HRJ4 was used to study the effect of different biochars on bacterial transport and retention. Results indicated that the addition of biochar in sand was effective for reducing the transport of bacteria and poplar sawdust biochar (PSBC) had a stronger hinder effect than corn straw biochar (CSBC). The hindrance was more evident with pyrolysis temperature of biochar raised from 300°C to 600°C, which was attributed to the increase of specific surface area (309 times). The hindrance effect also enhanced with higher application rate of biochar. Furthermore, the reduction of HRJ4 transport was more obvious in higher (25 mmol/L) concentration of NaCl solution owing to electrostatic attraction enhancement. The adsorption of biochar to HRJ4 was defined to contribute to the hindrance of HRJ4 transport mainly. Combining the influence of feedstocks and pyrolysis temperature on HRJ4 transport, it suggested that specific surface area had the greatest effect on HRJ4 transport, and pore-filling, electrostatic force also contributed to HRJ4 retained in quartz sand column. At last, phenol transportation experiment indicated that the restriction of biochar on HRJ4 enhanced the phenol removal rate in the column. This study provides a theoretical basis for the interaction of biochar and bacteria, which is vital for the remediation of oil-contaminated soil and groundwater in the field.
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- Saisai Guo
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China. E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China. E-mail: .
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China. E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China. E-mail:
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China. E-mail: ; Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria (Ministry of Education), Tianjin 300350, China; Tianjin Engineering Research Center of Environmental Diagnosis and Contamination Remediation, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Ramazanpour Esfahani A, Batelaan O, Hutson JL, Fallowfield HJ. Transport and retention of graphene oxide nanoparticles in sandy and carbonaceous aquifer sediments: Effect of physicochemical factors and natural biofilm. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2021; 278:111419. [PMID: 33126193 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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There is a paucity of information regarding the interaction between GONPs and natural aquifer sediments. Therefore, batch and column experiments were carried out to determine the transport, retention and attachment behavior of GONPs with the surfaces of native aquifer sediments. The experiments were performed with sediments comprising contrasting mineralogical features (sand grains, quartz and limestone sediments), at different temperatures, ionic strength and compositions. Uniquely, this research also investigated the effect of natural biofilm on the retention behavior of nanoparticles in porous media. The retention rate of GONPs at 22 °C was higher than at 4 °C. Moreover, there was greater retention of GONPs onto the surfaces of collectors at higher ionic strengths and cation valence. The retention profiles (RPs) of GONPs in pristine porous media at low ionic strength were linear, which contrasted with hyper-exponential shape of RPs at high ionic strength. The size-distribution analysis of retained GONPs showed decreasing particle diameter with increasing distance from the column inlet at high ionic strength and equal diameter at low ionic strengths. The GONP retention rate was higher for natural porous media than for sand, due to the presence of metal oxides heterogeneities. The presence of biofilm on porous media increased the retention rate of GONPs when compared to the porous media in the absence of biofilm.
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- Amirhosein Ramazanpour Esfahani
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, SA, 5001, Australia.
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, SA, 5001, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia; National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, SA, 5001, Australia
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Han Y, Yang J, Jung M, Han S, Kim S, Jeon HS. Controlling the Pore Size and Connectivity of Alumina-Particle-Stabilized Foams Using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate: Role of Surfactant Concentration. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2020; 36:10331-10340. [PMID: 32787018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.0c01104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Herein, alumina foams were prepared from particle-stabilized foams, fabricated by direct foaming methods, that varied according to the concentration of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). To confirm the formation mechanism of pore structures in alumina ceramic foams with varying SDS concentrations, the adsorption density, contact angle, ζ-potential, and surface tension of the alumina particles dispersed in SDS were analyzed. Additionally, model analysis was performed to confirm the interaction between alumina and air bubbles by applying the extended Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek model. The attachment of alumina particles to bubble surfaces at different SDS concentrations affected the pore structure of the ceramic foams; this confirmed that the attachment was significantly affected by the electrostatic interaction energy rather than hydrophobic interaction. Therefore, the pore size and connectivity of alumina foams could be controlled by varying the electrostatic interaction energy between alumina particles and air bubbles, which is determined by the SDS concentration.
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- Yosep Han
- Resources Recovery Research Center, Mineral Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34132, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Resources Recovery Research Center, Mineral Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34132, Republic of Korea
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- Resources Recovery Research Center, Mineral Resources Division, Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral Resources (KIGAM), 124 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34132, Republic of Korea
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Li MR, Liu FF, Wang SC, Cheng X, Zhang H, Huang TY, Liu GZ. Phototransformation of zinc oxide nanoparticles and coexisting pollutant: Role of reactive oxygen species. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 728:138335. [PMID: 32361107 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2020] [Revised: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 03/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this study, the photochemistry of ZnO NPs and their effect on phototransformation of coexisting pollutants (sulfamethazine, SMZ) were systematically investigated under UV illumination. SMZ (40 μM) degradation was accelerated by ZnO NPs, as the observed reaction rate constant (kobs) increased from 0.0809 h-1 to 0.7982 h-1 at the concentration of 5-50 mg/L ZnO NPs. Free radical quenching and quantification experiments indicated the reactive oxygen species, especially the hydroxyl radicals (OH) and singlet oxygen (1O2), made great contributions to SMZ degradation. Moreover, SMZ was prone to be degraded at high pH with kobs reaching upto 0.5734 h-1 at pH 12.0. The presence of Cl- (1000 mM) reduced the SMZ decomposition greatly by 2.4-fold while the effects of SO42- (30 mM) were very limited. Natural organic matter including humic acid and tannic acid both inhibited the degradation of SMZ with kobs decreasing by 35.4-fold and 132-fold, respectively. During the photoreaction process, ZnO NPs fragmented into relative small size pieces obviously along with the release of Zn2+. Finally, the possible cotransformation pathways of ZnO NPs and SMZ were proposed based on SMZ degradation intermediates and the above results. These findings of the present study suggested that the photoreactions of ZnO NPs greatly influenced the transformation of contaminants and ZnO NPs themselves in aquatic environment, which may have significant implications for the fate assessment of NPs and environmental pollutants.
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- Meng-Ru Li
- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China.
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China
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- Institute of Marine Science and Technology, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, PR China.
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He L, Rong H, Wu D, Li M, Wang C, Tong M. Influence of biofilm on the transport and deposition behaviors of nano- and micro-plastic particles in quartz sand. WATER RESEARCH 2020; 178:115808. [PMID: 32371288 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2020.115808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Biofilm, community of bacteria ubiquitously present in natural environment, may interact with plastic particles and affect the transport of plastic particles in environment. The significance of biofilm (Escherichia coli) on the transport and deposition behaviors of three different sized plastic particles (0.02 μm NPs, 0.2 μm MP and 2 μm MP) were examined under both 10 mM and 50 mM NaCl solutions by comparing the breakthrough curves and retained profiles of plastic particles in bare sand versus those in biofilm-coated sand. Regardless of ionic strengths, the presence of biofilm increases the deposition of all three sized plastic particles in porous media. Via employing X-ray microtomography imaging (XMT) and Scanning electron microscope (SEM), we find that the presence of biofilm could narrow the flow path especially near to the inlet of the column and increase the surface roughness of porous media (by decreasing DLVO repulsive interaction), which contributes to the enhanced the deposition of plastic particles. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) present on the biofilm are found to contribute to the enhanced deposition of plastic particles. Packed column experiments, quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM-D) as well as parallel plate flow chamber experiments all show that three major components of EPS, proteins, polysaccharide, and humic substances all contribute to the enhanced deposition of plastic particles. O-H and N-H groups present on cell surfaces are highly likely to form hydrogen bond with plastic particles and increase the deposition plastic particles. Elution experiments show that decreasing solution ionic strength could release small portion of plastic particles from both bare and biofilm-coated sand columns especially from the segments near to the column inlet (with slighter lower percentage from biofilm-coated columns based on the total mass of retained plastics). In contrast, increasing flow rate does not obviously detach the plastic particles that already deposited onto porous media. The results of this study clearly show that the presence of biofilm in natural environment could enhance the deposition and decrease the transport of plastic particles.
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- Lei He
- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- Beijing Institute of Metrology, Beijing, 100029, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, PR China.
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Kumar A, Raychoudhury T. Long-term fate of ZnO-Fe xO y mix-nanoparticles through the saturated porous media under constant head condition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 721:137669. [PMID: 32172105 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2019] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term fate of the nZnO-nFexOy mix nanoparticles through the natural sediment in the presence of humic acid (HA) under varying pH and natural groundwater conditions. To achieve the objectives, a series of experiments were carried out where 50 mg/l of nZnO-nFexOy mix suspensions were injected for 5 pore volumes (PVs) in that porous media in the presence of 10 mg/l HA under varying pH (6 and 8) followed by flushing with deionized and natural groundwater for another 95 PVs under constant head condition. The outcome of the study suggests that during the injection of the nZnO-nFexOy mix suspension, more nZnO particles retain when the suspension is prepared at pH 6 (>90%). With an increase in pH of nZnO-nFexOy mix suspension and background water, the long-term release of retained nZnO particles has increased significantly (from 29.97% at pH 6 to 95.89% at pH 8). The surface charge and the electrostatic repulsion are likely to govern the detachment and release of nZnO particles. Certain fraction (3.58-7.97%) of the Zn was also found to be dissolved and eluted at the outlet when the pH of background water is maintained at 6. In the case of nFexOy, extensive retention of particles is observed during injection at both pHs (6 and 8). The release of the retained particles is limited (6.34%) specifically at lower pH (pH 6). There is an increase in the release of nFexOy particles (24.76%) with an increase in the pH (pH 8) of both the suspension and background solution. When groundwater is used as the background water, a slight reduction in the release of Zn (22.04%) and Fe (2.06%) is observed at a pH of 6. However, at higher pH (pH 8), significantly less amount of retained particles (2.24% of Zn and 4.96% of Fe) are released. This is mainly due to the presence of co-ions in the groundwater which resulted in less negative charge of ENPs thus having less detachment and release of Zn and Fe particles. Overall, it could be concluded that there is a risk of release of Zn and Fe (especially at high pH) in the long run in the presence of organic matter when exposed in the porous media. The extent of release of Zn and Fe would be more at higher pH and might be less in the presence of other ions and under groundwater conditions.
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- Atul Kumar
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, 801103, India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, 801103, India.
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Lim M, Hwang G, Bae S, Jang MH, Choi S, Kim H, Hwang YS. Transport of citrate-coated silver nanoparticles in saturated porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2020; 42:1753-1766. [PMID: 31506875 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-019-00413-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, the influences of physical and chemical factors [e.g., ionic strength (IS), pH, and flow rate] on the fate and transport of citrate-coated silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were investigated through experiments using saturated columns. For the transport behavior of AgNPs under various conditions, retardation was confirmed with an increase in ionic strength (IS) while early elution developed with an increase in pH and flow rate. These transport experiment outcomes were simulated through Hydrus-1D, and the observed breakthrough curves were confirmed to have a significant correlation with the fitted results. Interestingly, the AgNPs and quartz sand used in this study showed a negative charge in the investigated experimental conditions. Although the reaction between AgNPs and quartz sand was expected to be unfavorable, AgNPs were observed to have been deposited onto the sand surface during the column test. To clarify the mechanism of the deposition of AgNPs even in unfavorable conditions, the interaction energy profiles were calculated based on the Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory. From the results, unfavorable interactions were expected in the NP-NP and NP-sand interactions in every condition. It was concluded that the deposition of AgNPs onto the sand surface under the unfavorable conditions in this study was mainly because of the physical roughness of the sand surface. Moreover, this hypothesis was supported by the zone of influence calculation in accordance with IS, the interpretation results of the fractional sand surface coverage in accordance with concentration changes of AgNPs, and series column tests.
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- Myunghee Lim
- Environmental Fate and Exposure Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, Republic of Korea
- Yeosu Joint Inter Agency Chemical Emergency Preparedness Center, 10, Jungheung 2-ro, Yeosu-si, Jeollanamdo, 59615, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Fate and Exposure Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Fate and Exposure Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567, Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, 54896, Republic of Korea.
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- Environmental Fate and Exposure Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Jinju, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang M, Yang J, Tang L, Zhang D, Pan X. Lability-specific enrichment of typical engineered metal (oxide) nanoparticles by surface-functionalized microbubbles from waters. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 719:137526. [PMID: 32120116 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Enrichment of metallic engineered nanoparticles (MENPs) from environmental waters is a prerequisite for their removal, reliable analyses, and environmental process interpretations. This work investigated the enrichment of typical MENPs with different degrees of lability using surface-functionalized microbbubles. During the process, the transformation/dissolution characteristics of MENPs were considered, and the impact of surfactant or coagulant dose, pH of MENP suspensions, and water matrix was systematically investigated. Results show that the colloidal gas aphrons (CGAs) were capable of enriching over 90.0% of ionic Ag(I) which ended up as AgBr and Ag2CO3 in floats when the pH of suspension was 6.0. The polyaluminum chloride-modified CGAs with positive surface charges were good at capturing the particulate ZnO-NPs (~84.8%) but failed to collect the ionic species. It should be noted that the total MENP enrichment efficiency closely related to the content proportions of different species. In the river water, both of the dissolved natural organic matter (fulvic acids) and the electrolytes might influence the enrichment process by affecting the species transformation of Ag-NPs and ZnO-NPs. For the stable TiO2-NPs, 97.1% of the nanoparticles were captured by CGAs. FAs apparently reinforced the enrichment performance since the molecules acted as bridge and facilitated the attachment between TiO2-NP and CGAs. This work contributes to establishing the robust microbubble-induced enrichment method considering the characteristics of MENP contaminants.
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- Ming Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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Wu Y, Rong X, Zhang C, Zhang R, He T, Yu Y, Zhao Z, Yang J, Han R. Response of the Intertidal Microbial Community Structure and Metabolic Profiles to Zinc Oxide Nanoparticle Exposure. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17072253. [PMID: 32230816 PMCID: PMC7177635 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17072253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The toxicity of nanomaterials to microorganisms is related to their dose and environmental factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the shifts in the microbial community structure and metabolic profiles and to evaluate the environmental factors in a laboratory scale intertidal wetland system exposed to zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs). Microbial assemblages were determined using 16S rRNA high-throughput sequencing. Community-level physiological profiles were determined using Biolog-ECO technology. Results showed Proteobacteria was the predominant (42.6%–55.8%) phylum across all the sediments, followed by Bacteroidetes (18.9%–29.0%). The genera Azoarcus, Maribacter, and Thauera were most frequently detected. At the studied concentrations (40 mg·L−1, 80 mg·L−1, 120 mg·L−1), ZnO NPs had obvious impacts on the activity of Proteobacteria. Adverse effects were particularly evident in sulfur and nitrogen cycling bacteria such as Sulfitobacter, unidentified_Nitrospiraceae, Thauera, and Azoarcus. The alpha diversity index of microbial community did not reflect stronger biological toxicity in the groups with high NP concentrations (80 mg·L−1, 120 mg·L−1) than the group with low NP concentration (40 mg·L−1). The average well color development (AWCD) values of periodically submersed groups were higher than those of long-term submersed groups. The group with NP concentration (40 mg·L−1) had the lowest AWCD value; those of the groups with high NP concentrations (80 mg·L−1, 120 mg·L−1) were slightly lower than that of the control group. The beta diversity showed that tidal activity shaped the similar microbial community among the periodically submerged groups, as well as the long-term submerged groups. The groups with high DO concentrations had higher diversity of the microbial community, better metabolic ability, and stronger resistance to ZnO NPs than the groups with a low DO concentration.
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- Yinghai Wu
- Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; (Y.W.); (X.R.); (C.Z.)
- South China Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China; (T.H.); (Y.Y.); (Z.Z.)
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
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- Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; (Y.W.); (X.R.); (C.Z.)
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- Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; (Y.W.); (X.R.); (C.Z.)
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control and Remediation Technology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China;
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- South China Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China; (T.H.); (Y.Y.); (Z.Z.)
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- South China Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China; (T.H.); (Y.Y.); (Z.Z.)
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- South China Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China; (T.H.); (Y.Y.); (Z.Z.)
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- South China Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510655, China; (T.H.); (Y.Y.); (Z.Z.)
- Correspondence: (J.Y.); (R.H.); Tel.: +86-20-29119533 (J.Y.); +86-411-84763257 (R.H.)
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- Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, China; (Y.W.); (X.R.); (C.Z.)
- Key Laboratory of Environment Controlled Aquaculture, Ministry of Education, Dalian 116023, China
- Correspondence: (J.Y.); (R.H.); Tel.: +86-20-29119533 (J.Y.); +86-411-84763257 (R.H.)
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Tang Y, Wang X, Yan Y, Zeng H, Wang G, Tan W, Liu F, Feng X. Effects of myo-inositol hexakisphosphate, ferrihydrite coating, ionic strength and pH on the transport of TiO 2 nanoparticles in quartz sand. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 252:1193-1201. [PMID: 31252117 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Evaluating the fate and transport of nanoparticles (NPs) in the subsurface environment is critical for predicting the potential risks to both of the human health and environmental safety. It is believed that numerous environmental factors conspire to control the transport dynamics of nanoparticles, yet the effects of organic phosphates on nanoparticles transport remain largely unknown. In this work, we quantified the transport process of TiO2 nanoparticle (nTiO2) and their retention patterns in water-saturated sand columns under various myo-inositol hexakisphosphate (IHP) or phosphate (Pi) concentrations (0-180 μM P), ferrihydrite coating fractions (λ, 0-30%), ionic strengths (1-50 mM KCl), and pH values (4-8). The transport of nTiO2 was enhanced at increased P concentration due to the enhanced colloidal stability. As compared with Pi at the equivalent P level, IHP showed stronger effect on the electrokinetic properties of nTiO2 particles due to its relatively more negative charge and higher adsorption affinity, thereby facilitating the nTiO2 transport (and thus reduced retention) in porous media. At the IHP concentration of 5 μM, the retention of nTiO2 increased with increasing λ and ionic strength, while decreased with pH. In addition, the retention profiles of nTiO2 showed a typical hyperexponential pattern for most scenarios mainly due to the unfavorable attachment, and can be well described by a hybrid mathematical model that coupled convection dispersion equations with a two-site kinetic model and DLVO theory. These quantitative estimations revealed the importance of IHP on affecting the transport of nTiO2 typically in phosphorus-enriched environments. It provides new insights into advanced understanding of the co-transport of nanoparticles and phosphorus in natural systems, essential for both nanoparticle exposure and water eutrophication.
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- Yadong Tang
- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of Arable Land Conservation (Middle and Lower Reaches of Yangtze River), Ministry of Agriculture, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, 430070, China.
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Xu N, Huangfu X, Li Z, Wu Z, Li D, Zhang M. Nanoaggregates of silica with kaolinite and montmorillonite: Sedimentation and transport. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 669:893-902. [PMID: 30970456 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.03.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2019] [Revised: 03/02/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Due to a wide range of applications in industrial fields, engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) have a high potential to enter the soil. The soil's major component of clay likely dictates the fate and transport of ENMs in the subsurface. Currently, few studies are available on the fate and transport of nanoparticle silica (nSiO2) in the presence of clay particles. Therefore, the sedimentation and transport of nSiO2 with two representative clays (montmorillonite (M) and kaolin (K)) in porous media were investigated in monovalent (Na+) and divalent (Ca2+) ion solutions with multiple characterizations including SEM/TEM-EDX, zeta potentials, particle sizes and colloid transport modeling. It was shown that nSiO2-nSiO2 homoaggregates and nSiO2-K (or M) heteroaggregates dominated in the nSiO2-clay nanoaggregate suspension. A distinct decrease in the stability and transport of nSiO2-M (or K) in NaCl solution and an increase in CaCl2 occurred when M or K was added to the nSiO2 suspension at pH 6.0. This was attributed to the faster settlement of the individual M or K in NaCl vs. the better stability in CaCl2 (compared to nSiO2 alone). Particularly, more negative individual M platelets occurred in the high NaCl solution until extensive flocculated structures built up, which contributed to the faster deposition of nSiO2-M compared to nSiO2-K, even though the nSiO2-M was more negatively charged. Comparably, the effect of M and K on the fate and transport of nSiO2 almost disappeared at pH 9.0. The values of the first-order attachment/detachment rate coefficients (k1/k1d) and first-order straining coefficient (k2) obtained from two-site kinetic attachment model fitting are responsible for the deposition of nSiO2-clay nanoaggregates in sand. This study suggests potential groundwater contamination due to the clay-facilitated transport of ENMs in calcareous soil.
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- Nan Xu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Environmental Functional Materials, School of Chemistry Biology and Material Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 215009, China
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Liu P, Niu L, Tao X, Li X, Zhang Z. Facile preparation of superhydrophobic quartz sands with micro-nano-molecule hierarchical structure for controlling the permeability of oil and water phase. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2019.02.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Huangfu X, Xu Y, Liu C, He Q, Ma J, Ma C, Huang R. A review on the interactions between engineered nanoparticles with extracellular and intracellular polymeric substances from wastewater treatment aggregates. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 219:766-783. [PMID: 30572231 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Revised: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) will inevitably enter wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) due to their widespread application; thus, it is necessary to study the migration and transformation of nanoparticles in sewage treatment systems. Extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) such as polysaccharides, proteins, nucleic acids, humic acids and other polymers are polymers released by microorganisms under certain conditions. Intracellular polymeric substances (IPSs) are microbial substances contained in the body with compositions similar to those of extracellular polymers. In this review, we summarize the characteristics of EPSs and IPSs from sewage-collecting microbial aggregates containing pure bacteria, activated sludge, granular sludge and biofilms. We also further investigate the dissolution, adsorption, aggregation, deposition, oxidation and other chemical transformation processes of nanoparticles, such as metals, metal oxides, and nonmetallic oxides. In particular, the review deeply analyzes the migration and transformation mechanisms of nanoparticles in EPS and IPS matrices, including physical, chemical, biological interactions mechanisms. Moreover, various factors, such as ionic strength, ionic valence, pH, light, oxidation-reduction potential and dissolved oxygen, influencing the interaction mechanisms are discussed. In recent years, studies on the interactions between EPSs/IPSs and nanoparticles have gradually increased, but the mechanisms of these interactions are seldom explored. Therefore, developing a systematic understanding of the migration and transformation mechanisms of ENPs is significant.
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- Xiaoliu Huangfu
- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University 400044, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University 400044, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University 400044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, Faculty of Urban Construction and Environmental Engineering, Chongqing University 400044, China
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Coating Sand with New Hydrophobic and Superhydrophobic Silica/Paraffin Wax Nanocapsules for Desert Water Storage and Transportation. COATINGS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/coatings9020124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Paraffin wax emulsions have gained immense attention as a cheap, environment-friendly, and aroma-free material for preparing superhydrophobic coatings. In this work, paraffin wax (PWs) capsules consisting of hydrophobic silica nanoparticles were used for coating desert sand. Different types of the hydrophobic silica nanoparticles, modified with new oleylamino- and oleylamide silane precursors, were prepared in the presence and absence of paraffin waxes. The particle sizes, surface charges, thermal stability, surface morphologies, and wetting characteristics of these nanoparticles were investigated. The combination of these superhydrophobic silica nanoparticles and desert sand, showed excellent water repellency; stable water droplets remained on the sand surface, without any wetting or permeation. Furthermore, the mixing of the superhydrophobic sand with untreated sand (mixing ratio 1:10 wt %), with a thickness of 2 cm, sustained a great water-holding capacity with a water column height of 35 cm. The good thermal stability of the PWs capsules containing hydrophobic silica nanoparticles, along with their good water-holding capacity, make them potential candidates for developing superhydrophobic sand for desert water storage and transportation.
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Flotation separation of quartz from apatite and surface forces in bubble–particle interactions: Role of pH and cationic amine collector contents. J IND ENG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.09.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We investigate the role of depletion interactions in the particle–bubble interactions that determine the attachment capability of particles on the bubble surface in flotation. In this article, we propose a theoretical model that explains how this attractive interaction could enhance flotation efficiency. Two optimum conditions are determined for the concentration and molecular weight of the depletion agent. The optimum concentration can be determined through the extent of surface activity of the depletion agents. The magnitude of the depletion attraction increases as the concentration increases; however, an increase in the concentration simultaneously enhances its surface concentration. The bubble surface adsorption of the depletion agent results in polymer brushes on the bubble surface that produce a large repulsive interaction. In contrast, the optimal molecular weight of the depletion agents is given by the interaction between the depletion agent sizes, which is determined by its molecular weight and Debye length which is determined by the solution ionic strength. We demonstrate that exploiting this depletion interaction could significantly enhance the flotation efficiency and in principal could be used for any particle system.
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Application of Depletion Attraction in Mineral Flotation: II. Effects of Depletant Concentration. MINERALS 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/min8100450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Along with the accompanying theory article, we experimentally investigate the effect of the depletion attraction force on the flotation of malachite. While varying the concentration of the depletion agent (polyethylene glycol), three different systems are studied: pure malachite, pure silica and a 1:1 mass ratio of malachite and silica binary system. We find that the recovery increases significantly as the concentration of the depletion reagents increases for all three systems. However, the recovery suddenly decreases in a certain concentration range, which corresponds to the onset of the decreased surface tension when high concentrations of the depletion agent are used. The decreased surface tension of the air/water interface suggests that the recovery rate is lowered due to the adsorption of the depletion agent to the bubble surface, acting as a polymer brush. We also perform experiments in the presence of a small amount of a collector, sodium oleate. An extremely small amount of the collector (10−10–10−5 M) leads to the increase in the overall recovery, which eventually reaches nearly 100 percent. Nevertheless, the grade worsens as the depletant provides the force to silica particles as well as target malachite particles.
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Hwang G, Gomez-Flores A, Bradford SA, Choi S, Jo E, Kim SB, Tong M, Kim H. Analysis of stability behavior of carbon black nanoparticles in ecotoxicological media: Hydrophobic and steric effects. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2018.06.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Sasidharan S, Bradford SA, Šimůnek J, Torkzaban S. Minimizing Virus Transport in Porous Media by Optimizing Solid Phase Inactivation. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2018; 47:1058-1067. [PMID: 30272798 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2018.01.0027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The influence of virus type (PRD1 and ΦX174), temperature (flow at 4 and 20°C), a no-flow storage duration (0, 36, 46, and 70 d), and temperature cycling (flow at 20°C and storage at 4°C) on virus transport and fate were investigated in saturated sand-packed columns. The vast majority (84-99.5%) of viruses were irreversibly retained on the sand, even in the presence of deionized water and beef extract at pH = 11. The reversibly retained virus fraction () was small (1.6 × 10 to 0.047) but poses a risk of long-term virus contamination. The value of and associated transport risk was lower at a higher temperature and for increases in the no-flow storage period due to the temperature dependency of the solid phase inactivation. A model that considered advective-dispersive transport, attachment (), detachment (), solid phase inactivation (μ), and liquid phase inactivation (μ) coefficients, and a Langmuirian blocking function provided a good description of the early portion of the breakthrough curve. The removal parameters were found to be in the order of > μ >> μ. Furthermore, μ was an order of magnitude higher than μ for PRD1, whereas μ was two and three orders of magnitude higher than μ for ΦX174 at 4 and 20°C, respectively. Transport modeling with two retention, release, and inactivation sites demonstrated that a small fraction of viruses exhibited a much slower release and solid phase inactivation rate, presumably because variations in the sand and virus surface roughness caused differences in the strength of adhesion. These findings demonstrate the importance of solid phase inactivation, temperature, and storage periods in eliminating virus transport in porous media. This research has potential implications for managed aquifer recharge applications and guidelines to enhance the virus removal by controlling the temperature and aquifer residence time.
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Van Koetsem F, Woldetsadik GS, Folens K, Rinklebe J, Du Laing G. Partitioning of Ag and CeO 2 nanoparticles versus Ag and Ce ions in soil suspensions and effect of natural organic matter on CeO 2 nanoparticles stability. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 200:471-480. [PMID: 29501884 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study examined the solid-liquid distribution of 14.8-nm Ag and 6.2-nm CeO2 nanoparticles in soil suspensions and compared it to that of Ag+ and Ce3+ ions, to better understand their environmental behaviour and fate. After 24 h incubation, more than 51% or 29% of the spiked amounts of Ag or CeO2 nanoparticles, respectively, can be retrieved in the liquid phase of (re)suspended soils. The Ag or Ce concentration remaining in solution depends on the incubation time and was influenced by soil properties. Significant correlations are obtained between, on the one hand, the relative amounts of Ag or CeO2 nanoparticles in suspension and the soil-pH, CEC, texture, suspended matter, nitrogen, phosphorus, TOC and main and trace elements content on the other hand. The presence of dissolved natural organic matter stabilizes CeO2 nanoparticles in the aqueous phase. In soil suspensions, Ag+ and Ce3+ ions seemingly interact more strongly with soil constituents compared to their nanoparticle counterparts, rendering the Ag and CeO2 nanoparticles to be more stable and potentially bioavailable.
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- Frederik Van Koetsem
- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Ghent, Belgium
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- Soil- and Groundwater-Management, Institute for Soil Engineering, Water and Wastewater Management, University of Wuppertal, Pauluskirchstraße 7, Wuppertal, Germany; Department of Environment and Energy, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry and Applied Ecochemistry, Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, Ghent, Belgium. http://www.ecochem.ugent.be
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Chen C, Marcus IM, Waller T, Walker SL. Comparison of filtration mechanisms of food and industrial grade TiO2 nanoparticles. Anal Bioanal Chem 2018; 410:6133-6140. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-018-1132-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hou J, Zhang M, Wang P, Wang C, Miao L, Xu Y, You G, Lv B, Yang Y, Liu Z. Transport and long-term release behavior of polymer-coated silver nanoparticles in saturated quartz sand: The impacts of input concentration, grain size and flow rate. WATER RESEARCH 2017; 127:86-95. [PMID: 29035769 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/07/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study investigated the transport and long-term release of stabilized poly vinylpyrrolidone-coated silver nanoparticles (PVP-AgNPs) in a quartz sand column with various sand grain sizes (0.3-0.5 μm, 0.5-1.0 μm, 1.0-2.0 μm), input concentrations of PVP-AgNP solution (1, 5, 15, 25 mg/L), and flow rates corresponding to a filter velocities (1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5 mL/min-0.14, 0.21, 0.28, 0.35 cm/min) by determining breakthrough curves, retention profiles, and long-term release curves. Breakthrough curves and retention profiles were simulated by a mathematical model based on the advection dispersion equation coupled with second-order kinetics. The increased transport of PVP-AgNPs in quartz sand occurred with increased grain sizes and reduced input concentrations, and the transport can be predicted by the colloid filtration theory and DLVO theory. The long-term (one week) release amounts of retained PVP-AgNPs were 42.78%, 31.45%, and 10.95% in the fine, medium, and coarse sand columns, respectively, and were 34.70%, 40.79%, 47.24%, and 57.32% at flow rates of 0.0363, 0.0436, 0.0545, and 0.0726 mL/min, respectively. The released quantity of retained PVP-AgNPs decreased as the sand grain size increased. This phenomenon is opposite with the trend of increased transport of PVP-AgNPs with increased grain size in the transport test, which most likely because colloidal filtration regulates the transport process and adsorption (and desorption) dominates the release process. Increasing the flow rate increased the shear force on the particles, which improved the release of PVP-AgNPs. The results of the release tests further verified our previous published studies showing that the long-term release of retained PVP-AgNPs in the quartz sand was mostly in the form of released nanoparticles rather than ions. The results of this study indicated that sand grain size, input concentration, and flow rate have a prominent influence on the transport and long-term release behavior of PVP-AgNPs in saturated quartz sand.
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- Jun Hou
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, People's Republic of China
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Toncelli C, Mylona K, Kalantzi I, Tsiola A, Pitta P, Tsapakis M, Pergantis SA. Silver nanoparticles in seawater: A dynamic mass balance at part per trillion silver concentrations. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 601-602:15-21. [PMID: 28544887 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2017] [Revised: 05/01/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study investigates the dynamic processes affecting silver (Ag) nanoparticles that have been spiked into seawater at environmentally relevant concentrations (200 and 2000ngAgL-1). Seawater samples were taken at regular time intervals from multiple microcosm tanks and analysed rapidly, without any sample preparation, using a recently developed flow injection on-line dilution single particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry method. Dissolution was found to be the predominant process of Ag nanoparticle transformation, with its rate being influenced by the type and thickness of the nanoparticle organic coating. More specifically the branched poly(ethyleneimine) coating provided additional stability to the 40 and 60nmAg nanoparticles that were tested, compared to the poly(vinylpyrrolidone) coated ones. At high Ag nanoparticle spiking levels and after 24h of exposure an extra Ag-containing nanoparticle peak appeared at the low range of the NP size distribution histogram. This peak corresponds to Ag-containing particles that contain Ag mass equivalent to 25-30nm Ag nanoparticles (assuming spherical shape). However, the composition and the "real" size of these particles remains unknown as the particles may have formed from the in-situ reduction of dissolved silver or they originate from other processes involving nanocrystal formation, as has been shown to occur in sewage sludge, or interaction with natural organic matter. Overall, this study provides additional insight into the physicochemical mechanisms behind Ag nanoparticle behavior in marine media.
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- Claudio Toncelli
- Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece; Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), PO Box 2214, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece; Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Laboratory for Protection and Physiology, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, CH-9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece; Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), PO Box 2214, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), PO Box 2214, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), PO Box 2214, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece; Marine Ecology Laboratory, Department of Biology, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, Heraklion 71003 Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), PO Box 2214, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece
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- Institute of Oceanography, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), PO Box 2214, Heraklion, 71003, Crete, Greece
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- Environmental Chemical Processes Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, Heraklion 71003, Crete, Greece.
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Hou J, Zhang M, Wang P, Wang C, Miao L, Xu Y, You G, Lv B, Yang Y, Liu Z. Transport, retention, and long-term release behavior of polymer-coated silver nanoparticles in saturated quartz sand: The impact of natural organic matters and electrolyte. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 229:49-59. [PMID: 28577382 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This study investigated the transport and long-term release of stabilized silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), including polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated AgNPs (PVP-AgNPs) and bare AgNPs (Bare-AgNPs), in the presence of natural organic matters (NOMs; both humic acids (HA) and alginate (Alg)) and an electrolyte (Ca2+) in a sand-packed column. Very low breakthrough rate (C/C0) of AgNPs (below 0.04) occurred in the absence of NOM and the electrolyte. Increasing the concentration of NOM and decreasing the influent NOM solution's ionic strength (IS) reduced the retention of AgNPs. The reduced NP retention at high NOM and low IS was mainly attributed to the increased energy barrier between the AgNPs and the sand grain surface. Notably, the retention of PVP-AgNPs was enhanced at high Alg concentration and low IS, which mainly resulted from the improved hydrophobicity that could increase the interaction between the PVP-AgNPs and the collector. The total release amount of PVP-AgNPs (10.03%, 9.50%, 28.42%, 6.37%) and Bare-AgNPs (3.28%, 2.58%, 10.36%, 1.54%) were gained when exposed to four kinds of NOM solutions, including deionized water, an electrolyte solution (1 mM Ca2+), HA with an electrolyte (1 mM Ca2+), and a Alg (40 mg/L) solution with an electrolyte (1 mM Ca2+). The long-term release of retained silver nanoparticles in the quartz sand was mostly through the form of released Ag NPs. The factors that increased the mobility of AgNPs in quartz sand could improve the release of the AgNPs. The release of AgNPs had no significant change in the presence Ca2+ but were increased in the presence of HA. The Alg slightly decreased the release of AgNPs by increasing the hydrophobicity of AgNPs. The results of the study indicated that all the tested NOM and Ca2+ have prominent influence on the transport and long-term release behavior of silver nanoparticles in saturated quartz sand.
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- Jun Hou
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development on Shallow Lakes, Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, People's Republic of China
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Bradford SA, Kim H, Shen C, Sasidharan S, Shang J. Contributions of Nanoscale Roughness to Anomalous Colloid Retention and Stability Behavior. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2017; 33:10094-10105. [PMID: 28846425 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b02445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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All natural surfaces exhibit nanoscale roughness (NR) and chemical heterogeneity (CH) to some extent. Expressions were developed to determine the mean interaction energy between a colloid and a solid-water interface, as well as for colloid-colloid interactions, when both surfaces contain binary NR and CH. The influence of heterogeneity type, roughness parameters, solution ionic strength (IS), mean zeta potential, and colloid size on predicted interaction energy profiles was then investigated. The role of CH was enhanced on smooth surfaces with larger amounts of CH, especially for smaller colloids and higher IS. However, predicted interaction energy profiles were mainly dominated by NR, which tended to lower the energy barrier height and the magnitudes of both the secondary and primary minima, especially when the roughness fraction was small. This dramatically increased the relative importance of primary to secondary minima interactions on net electrostatically unfavorable surfaces, especially when roughness occurred on both surfaces and for conditions that produced small energy barriers (e.g., higher IS, lower pH, lower magnitudes in the zeta potential, and for smaller colloid sizes) on smooth surfaces. The combined influence of roughness and Born repulsion frequently produced a shallow primary minimum that was susceptible to diffusive removal by random variations in kinetic energy, even under electrostatically favorable conditions. Calculations using measured zeta potentials and hypothetical roughness properties demonstrated that roughness provided a viable alternative explanation for many experimental deviations that have previously been attributed to electrosteric repulsion (e.g., a decrease in colloid retention with an increase in solution IS; reversible colloid retention under favorable conditions; and diminished colloid retention and enhanced colloid stability due to adsorbed surfactants, polymers, and/or humic materials).
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- Scott A Bradford
- US Salinity Laboratory, USDA, ARS , Riverside, California 92507, United States
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University , 664-14 Duckjin, Jeonju, Jeonbuk 561-756, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University , Beijing, China 100193
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of California , Riverside, California 92521, United States
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- Department of Soil and Water Sciences, China Agricultural University , Beijing, China 100193
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Babakhani P, Bridge J, Doong RA, Phenrat T. Continuum-based models and concepts for the transport of nanoparticles in saturated porous media: A state-of-the-science review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2017. [PMID: 28641812 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2017.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Environmental applications of nanoparticles (NP) increasingly result in widespread NP distribution within porous media where they are subject to various concurrent transport mechanisms including irreversible deposition, attachment/detachment (equilibrium or kinetic), agglomeration, physical straining, site-blocking, ripening, and size exclusion. Fundamental research in NP transport is typically conducted at small scale, and theoretical mechanistic modeling of particle transport in porous media faces challenges when considering the simultaneous effects of transport mechanisms. Continuum modeling approaches, in contrast, are scalable across various scales ranging from column experiments to aquifer. They have also been able to successfully describe the simultaneous occurrence of various transport mechanisms of NP in porous media such as blocking/straining or agglomeration/deposition/detachment. However, the diversity of model equations developed by different authors and the lack of effective approaches for their validation present obstacles to the successful robust application of these models for describing or predicting NP transport phenomena. This review aims to describe consistently all the important NP transport mechanisms along with their representative mathematical continuum models as found in the current scientific literature. Detailed characterizations of each transport phenomenon in regards to their manifestation in the column experiment outcomes, i.e., breakthrough curve (BTC) and residual concentration profile (RCP), are presented to facilitate future interpretations of BTCs and RCPs. The review highlights two NP transport mechanisms, agglomeration and size exclusion, which are potentially of great importance in controlling the fate and transport of NP in the subsurface media yet have been widely neglected in many existing modeling studies. A critical limitation of the continuum modeling approach is the number of parameters used upon application to larger scales and when a series of transport mechanisms are involved. We investigate the use of simplifying assumptions, such as the equilibrium assumption, in modeling the attachment/detachment mechanisms within a continuum modelling framework. While acknowledging criticisms about the use of this assumption for NP deposition on a mechanistic (process) basis, we found that its use as a description of dynamic deposition behavior in a continuum model yields broadly similar results to those arising from a kinetic model. Furthermore, we show that in two dimensional (2-D) continuum models the modeling efficiency based on the Akaike information criterion (AIC) is enhanced for equilibrium vs kinetic with no significant reduction in model performance. This is because fewer parameters are needed for the equilibrium model compared to the kinetic model. Two major transport regimes are identified in the transport of NP within porous media. The first regime is characterized by higher particle-surface attachment affinity than particle-particle attachment affinity, and operative transport mechanisms of physicochemical filtration, blocking, and physical retention. The second regime is characterized by the domination of particle-particle attachment tendency over particle-surface affinity. In this regime although physicochemical filtration as well as straining may still be operative, ripening is predominant together with agglomeration and further subsequent retention. In both regimes careful assessment of NP fate and transport is necessary since certain combinations of concurrent transport phenomena leading to large migration distances are possible in either case.
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Li X, Yoneda M, Shimada Y, Matsui Y. Effect of surfactants on the aggregation and sedimentation of zinc oxide nanomaterial in natural water matrices. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 581-582:649-656. [PMID: 28073641 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The wide application of surfactants and engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in industrial and consumer products lead to the high possibility of their co-presence in natural water environment, making it important to study the effect of surfactants on the environmental behavior and fate of ENMs. In this work, we selected an anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and a nonionic nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPEO, Tergitol NP-9) to study their effects on the aggregation and sedimentation of a 20nm ZnO ENM in different water matrices. The adsorption of SDS and NP-9 by ZnO ENM were fitted with Langmuir model, and the maximum adsorption capacities were 43.73±4.62mg/g and 13.79±1.09 respectively. As the surfactant concentration increased from 0 to 0.030% (m:v), SDS reduced the zeta potential of ZnO ENM from 17.56±2.13 to -27.96±2.59mV, whereas NP-9 did not affect the zeta potential. After a 24-h batch reactor experiment, SDS and NP-9 reduced 93.02% and 80.26% of the aggregate size of ZnO ENM (50mgL-1) in maximum at surfactant concentrations≥0.015%. The ZnO ENM was not stable in natural aqueous matrices, mainly because of the relatively high ionic strength. However, surfactants were found to reduce the aggregation and sedimentation of ZnO ENM in six natural water matrices in different degrees. With the presence of 0.030% SDS in tap water, maximum reduction rates of aggregate size and sedimentation were recorded as 69.54% and 26.69%, respectively. The results of this study indicate that the presence of surfactants may alter the behaviors and fate of ENMs in natural water environment.
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- Xuankun Li
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, 615-8540 Kyoto, Japan.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, 615-8540 Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, 615-8540 Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, 615-8540 Kyoto, Japan
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Sasidharan S, Torkzaban S, Bradford SA, Cook PG, Gupta VVSR. Temperature dependency of virus and nanoparticle transport and retention in saturated porous media. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2017; 196:10-20. [PMID: 27979462 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2016.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 11/16/2016] [Accepted: 11/27/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The influence of temperature on virus (PRD1 and ΦX174) and carboxyl-modified latex nanoparticle (50 and 100nm) attachment was examined in sand-packed columns under various physiochemical conditions. When the solution ionic strength (IS) equaled 10 and 30mM, the attachment rate coefficient (katt) increased up to 109% (p<0.0002) and the percentage of the sand surface area that contributed to attachment (Sf) increased up to 160% (p<0.002) when the temperature was increased from 4 to 20°C. Temperature effects at IS=10 and 30mM were also dependent on the system hydrodynamics; i.e., enhanced retention at a lower pore water velocity (0.1m/day). Conversely, this same temperature increase had a negligible influence on katt and Sf values when IS was 1mM or >50mM. An explanation for these observations was obtained from extended interaction energy calculations that considered nanoscale roughness and chemical heterogeneity on the sand surface. Interaction energy calculations demonstrated that the energy barrier to attachment in the primary minimum (∆Φa) decreased with increasing IS, chemical heterogeneity, and temperature, especially in the presence of small amounts of nanoscale roughness (e.g., roughness fraction of 0.05 and height of 20nm in the zone of influence). Temperature had a negligible effect on katt and Sf when the IS=1mM because of the large energy barrier, and at IS=50mM because of the absence of an energy barrier. Conversely, temperature had a large influence on katt and Sf when the IS was 10 and 30mM because of the presence of a small ∆Φa on sand with nanoscale roughness and a chemical (positive zeta potential) heterogeneity. This has large implications for setting parameters for the accurate modeling and transport prediction of virus and nanoparticle contaminants in ground water systems.
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- Salini Sasidharan
- CSIRO Land and Water, Glen Osmond, SA 5064, Australia; National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia.
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- USDA, ARS, Salinity Laboratory, Riverside, CA 92507, United States
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- National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia; Flinders University, Bedford Park, Adelaide, SA 5042, Australia
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Han P, Zhou D, Tong M, Kim H. Effect of bacteria on the transport and deposition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in saturated porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 213:895-903. [PMID: 27038577 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.03.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Revised: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The influence of bacteria on the transport and deposition behaviors of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in quartz sand was examined in both NaCl (5 and 25 mM ionic strength) and CaCl2 (0.3 and 1.2 mM ionic strength) solutions at unadjusted pH (5.6-5.8) by direct comparison of both breakthrough curves and retained profiles in both the presence and absence of bacteria. Two types of widely utilized CNTs, i.e., carboxyl- and hydroxyl-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH and MWCNT-OH, respectively), were employed as model CNTs and Escherichia coli was utilized as the model bacterium. The results showed that, for both types of MWCNTs under all examined conditions, the breakthrough curves were higher in the presence of bacteria, while the retained profiles were lower, indicating that the co-presence of bacteria in suspension increased the transport and decreased the deposition of MWCNTs in porous media, regardless of ionic strength or ion valence. Complementary characterizations and extra column tests demonstrated that competition by bacteria for deposition sites on the quartz sand surfaces was a major (and possibly the sole) contributor to the enhanced MWCNTs transport in porous media.
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- Peng Han
- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Key Laboratory of Water and Sediment Sciences, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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- Department of Mineral Resources and Energy Engineering, Chonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do, 561-756, Republic of Korea.
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Joo SH, Knecht M, Su C, Seo S, Lawrence R. Influence of siloxane on the transport of ZnO nanoparticles from different release pathways in saturated sand. RSC Adv 2016; 6:100494-100503. [PMID: 32095232 PMCID: PMC7037544 DOI: 10.1039/c6ra22820h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The production of nanomaterials (NMs) is expected to grow continuously, yet their transformation, transport, release mechanisms, and interactions with contaminants under environmental conditions remain poorly understood. Few studies have investigated the effects of contaminants on fate and transport of NMs, especially siloxanes that are widely found in products. It is hypothesized that the model contaminant, siloxane (e.g., 1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisiloxane (TMDS)) may influence the mechanisms and transport kinetics of NMs under different release pathways. Sand column experiments were carried out under two different scenarios: the release from a mixed TMDS and nano-ZnO suspension (A) and the release of nano-ZnO from sand contaminated with TMDS (B). Results show that interparticle reactions are dominant in (A) and particle-porous interactions are responsible for blocking effects governing in (B). Insights, especially the kinetics of nano-ZnO from co-transport by a contaminant and from porous media preloaded with a contaminant, and environmental factors affecting the release and retention of nano-ZnO in saturated sand are unveiled. These two dominant transport mechanisms (e.g., interparticle reactions and blocking effects) were derived. This study indicates that the release of ZnO NPs is influenced by the presence of TMDS; the extent of mobility and their transport pathways depend on the pre-existence of TMDS in porous media.
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- Sung Hee Joo
- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, 1251 Memorial Dr McArthur Engineering Building, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0630, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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- Ground Water and Ecosystems Restoration Division, National Risk Management, Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 919 Kerr Research Drive, Ada, Oklahoma 74820, USA
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- Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Miami, 1251 Memorial Dr McArthur Engineering Building, Coral Gables, FL 33146-0630, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Miami, 1301 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables, FL 33146, USA
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